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A claim or liability attached to property, for example a lease, a mortgage or a
charge.
2. When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the
will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of
probate.
3.
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OFFICE.
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CHECKLIST
The purpose of this checklist is to provide a reference to the terms within this example
occupation order which you should specifically consider.
If only certain members of the whānau (for
example, not all of the siblings of mum and dad) are vesting their interests into the whānau
trust, then name each of the persons vesting their interest in clause 1.2.
2. If any of the Tipuna are living when the whānau trust is established, include the reference to
“the Tipuna and” in clause 1.3.
2.